1:24 PM,
Mar. 25, 2013

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JUPITER, Fla. -- Lefty-swinging Detroit Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks isn't slated to start against left-handed pitchers this season. Left-hander Wade LeBlanc is starting for host Miami today, so Dirks isn't in the lineup.
Will Dirks enter the game against a right-handed reliever?
"I don't think Dirks will play today," manager Jim Leyland said shortly before the game.
Has Dirks had a setback?
"I wouldn't say a 'setback,'" Leyland said. "They've got the lefty going. If they had a righty going, I probably would have played him. But having him sit around and wait to go in a game -- I'm not sure ...